In spite of what efforts to legalize and today's culture would lead you to believe, it's a proven and conclusive fact that marijuana can be an addictive substance which can bring about both acute and long-term physical and psychological harm to users. Like other drugs, anyone who has used marijuana for a prolonged time period can become dependent on its effects and definately will encounter withdrawal symptoms whenever they initially quit using marijuana. Users today have very high grade marijuana available which wasn't true 10-20 years ago, making it an even bigger problem.

Someone that uses marijuana on a regular basis is significantly changing the way the brain functions, hence the brain can't just instantly readjust to normal operation once the person ceases using marijuana, this can take time. People actually detox from marijuana, like any other drug, as the drug is eliminated from the body and the body readjusts to function without marijuana. So marijuana detox could be a challenge for habitual users, because users will experience withdrawal symptoms which are often hard to endure. These symptoms might not be as physical in nature as heroin withdrawal as an example, but marijuana detox and withdrawal can cause severe depression and other psychological symptoms for chronic users. That is why relapse is so prevalent for individuals who try to stop using marijuana by themselves. Marijuana detox services are offered at alcohol and drug detoxification and alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers in Woodlawn Park to help people through this process so they don't relapse and may receive further rehab services after detox.